Come As You Are — Guitar Tone

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Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Neck pickup

Effects / signal chain

chorus, reverb

Tone character

watery and lush chorus modulation, dark and brooding clean timbre, slightly scooped mids, clear and articulate single-note attack, warm neck pickup character, subtle low-end thump, shimmering modulation texture, no audible overdrive or distortion, slightly compressed, focused sound, distinctive D standard tuning depth

Recording context

studio

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Sources

• Kurt Cobain's Guitar Rig, Gear & Pedalboard | Equipboard
• How to play Come As You Are on guitar | Guitar World
• Kurt Cobain's guitars, amps & pedals: the definitive guide | Guitar World
• How do I play “Come As You Are” like the album version? : r/Nirvana

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